E.coli Turned Carl Palmer Vegan

04/03/2013.

(Classic Rock) Carl Palmer has gone vegan after the attack of E.coli that forced him to call off Asia's 30th anniversary UK tour and he admits the illness brought him closer to death than he'd ever been.

His illness has changed his life for good. "I have become a Vegan," he reveals. "I don't eat any dairy, cheese, milk, meat or whatever. My tastes have changed – fish and meat taste wrong to me. I don't know why that is; it's not a moral thing to me. I would have eaten all the cows you could send down the hallway to me. I just no longer like the taste; that's the problem."

While the infection will never fully leave his system, he's determined never to fall so ill again. "I can really see why old people die," he reflects. "I don't know if I would be this strong a second time around."

On the other hand, he considers: "I actually feel more energised now. It could have all been a bit of luck – it could have been that God said to me, 'Hey, you need to smarten up and change your diet.' more on this story